Canales sues Telemundo for canceling his show

CORPUS CHRISTI - Attorneys for Johnny Canales, a famous Hispanic television personality, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking $100 million dollars from Telemundo, the network which carried his show until 2005.

The lawsuit claims the network engaged in fraudulent and deceptive business practices against Canales, interfered with other business opportunities and ruined Canales reputation.

"When that contract ended, Canales signed a 34-week contract, which also ended," Canales' attorney Robert Heil III said.

After that contract, Canales was negotiating with Telemundo to keep his show, "The Johnny Canales Show", on air.

"Telemundo led Canales on for about 9 months, before canceling his show," Heil said.

"The money in which Canales is seeking is for economic damages and damage to Canales reputation," Heil said.

"Mr. Canales has expressed to me that he believes he has 100 million fans all over the world," Heil said. "With that many fans, that is the number that is satisfying to him."